News

Dive into AskAway news with the AskAway Chat Box December 2018:

• Reaching off-campus and distance students with chat reference
• Spotlight on promotion with College of the Rockies Library
• Improving AskAway visibility in EBSCO and ProQuest databases
• Update on the AskAway software evaluation
• And more!

Read the Chat Box December 2018

CRKN has announced that as of January 1, 2019, 60 million pages of Canadian digital documentary heritage will be available at no charge to users. The Canadiana collections are the largest online collections of early textual Canadiana in the world. The removal of the subscription paywall will allow unimpeded access to this unique historical content for researchers, students, faculty, and all users in Canada and around the world.

The latest OutLook OnLine Newsletter is out and it’s jam packed with useful information!

Intersections: Peoples and Places in British Columbia
BC Studies Conference, Thompson Rivers University, May 2-4, 2019

Thompson Rivers University is proud to host the international, multidisciplinary BC Studies Conference on the theme of Intersections: Peoples and Places in British Columbia, May 2-4, 2019.

TRU invites proposals for panels and papers on all areas of research on British Columbia, including those that address intersections within and between peoples and places throughout the province.

What do students do with WriteAway feedback? Learn the answer in the WriteAway Actions & Achievements 2017 report:

https://bceln.ca/sites/default/files/reports/Actions_Achievements_WriteAway_2017.pdf

Also included in the report:

The March 2018 BC Open Textbook MARC records (full setand additions) are now available: BC Open Textbook MARC Records

Questions? Contact Sunni Nishimura.

Provider neutral BC Legislative Library MARC records for March 2018 are now available for free download on the Legislative Library MARC Records page.

Questions? Contact:

Have you explored Points to the Past lately?

Points to the Past has recently been updated! The website makes millions of pages of historical content freely accessible to all residents of BC and Yukon.

https://pointstothepast.ca/

Recently refreshed, the Points to the Past website updates include:

The Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training has confirmed BC ELN's annual budget allocation of $485,417 for 2018/19. The Ministry appreciates BC ELN's "continued commitment to post-secondary education, providing excellent opportunities for students and supporting British Columbia's economy." Thanks goes to the Ministry and BC ELN partner libraries for all the support - funding, staff time, input, and feedback. We look forward to yet another productive year!